2 ~ Wednesday. March 19, 1997 - North Shore News

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ran for her fife early —T ez, a no —— :
Sunday morning after ‘ & 4

escaping from a burn-

ing home.

West Vancouver police
spokesman Paul Skelton said
the woman, who police
would nor idenzity, had been
howe sitting ino the home
when ao oman broke in at
approximately 1 a.m. Sunday.

He held the woman
against her will, threatening
her with physical harm if she
did not) cooperate, said
Skelton,

The man was in the house
for wo to three hours. The
woman was confined to a
bedroom. She opened the
door when she heard a smoke
alarm. She ran from the
burning home and called the
fire department.

West Vancouver firefight-
ers said the fire department
gota call at 4:16 am. to
4030 Marine Drive. When
firefighters arrived the dining . : ; —
room and its chairs and car- Se a ; : , ce _ Si mS 1. BOS NS ala) Hence cae ena ame
pets were on fire. The fire a 2 ae ot eee —
was quickly put out, but
caused $30,000 ta 50,000 in
damage.

A suspect was arrested at a
Manne Drive bus stop carly
Sunday morning. Jef
Charles Mielke, of no fixed
address, has been charged
with two counts of arson,
two counts of break and
enter and one count of
unlawful confinement.

Skelton said Mielke, 42, is an

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